The Star (Nairobi) November 22 2011 - POLICE in Taita have arrested 28 suspected illegal immigrants of Somali and Ethiopian immigrants. The arrest comes barely a day after another group of 94 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia were arrested in Maktau near TaitaTaveta. The 18 Ethiopians and 10 Somalis were arrested at Maungu along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. Police suspect the immigrants were waiting to be ferried to a destination yet to be identified. The illegal immigrants could not communicate in English or Swahili .http://www.the-star.co.ke/local/coast/50373-28-illegal-somali-and-ethiopian-immigrants-held-in-voi

IOM Report November 22 2011 - A mapping technique commissioned by IOM has found that 85% of drought-affected Somali refugees and host pastoralist communities are using nearly 1,230 kms of unofficial border routes to reach help at Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, highlighting the many dangers they face as a result.http://reliefweb.int/node/460665

AlertNet November 30 2011 NAIROBI (AlertNet) – A new exodus from famine-hit Somalia is likely following a ban by the al Shabaab rebel group on several major aid agencies, experts said on Wednesdayhttp://reliefweb.int/node/462220

Reuters Africa October 28, 2011 - GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly 2,000 Sudanese refugees who say they are fleeing government bombing in the Blue Nile state have crossed over into Ethiopia in the last four days alone, the United Nations said on Friday.http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE79R0G620111028

Reuters Africa November 17, 2011 - NAIROBI/MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The leaders of Kenya, Uganda and Somalia agreed to intensify efforts to defeat Islamist fighters in Somalia on Wednesday, at their first meeting since Kenya sent in troops to crush the militants.http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE7AG00G20111117

Reuters Africa November 21, 2011 - ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Eritrea has complained to the U.N. Security Council about Kenyan allegations that it sent weapons to Islamist rebels in Somalia, calling for an independent investigation to judge the dispute.http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE7AK09E20111121

Al Arabiya News November 02 2011 - At least 18 people have been killed and over 40 others injured in renewed violence in Yemen’s capital and second largest city, medics and activists said on Wednesday, as the European Union envoy to Yemen said the impoverished county might be a step closer to having power transfer.http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/11/02/174966.html

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